On August 3, 2023, Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Dan Sullivan introduced S.2615, which would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alaska Native Village Corporations will no longer be required to...more
Alaskans should prepare for major changes to the unique legal framework governing tribal lands in Alaska. In mid-November, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it can acquire lands in trust for Alaska’s...more
On December 19, 2014, the Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the promulgation of a final rule that will allow land to be taken into trust for federally-recognized tribes in Alaska. Allowing trust lands in Alaska is a seismic...more